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GEMS announces international expansion plan

aiming to reach 5 million students across the world
by 2024
Posted on 10 January 2010
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H. H. Sheikh Mohammed honours Varkey Group at its 50th anniversary and commends work done by GEMS
Education

Global education brand is ‘proud to fly the flag for Dubai’ 

GEMS Education, part of the Dubai-based Varkey Group which

celebrated its 50th anniversary of doing business in Dubai at a
special event on Thursday, January 7, 2010, announced an
ambitious international expansion plan aiming to provide quality
education to five million students across the world by 2024.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice

President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai,
who was the guest of honour at the event, commended the role
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played by the Varkey family in contributing to building private education and healthcare infrastructure across
the UAE. The Varkey Group includes the private K12 education operator GEMS Education besides healthcare
brands Welcare and City Hospitals.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh
Maktoum Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, several UAE Ministers, dignitaries and guests
attended the gala event held at the Madinat Jumeirah.

Speaking at the event, His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education
and Scientific Research, said: “This is an opportunity to celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of the
Varkey family over the last fifty years. We celebrate them as individuals as well as their strong commitment to
education.”

“Sunny Varkey’s parents, who arrived in Dubai fifty years ago, played such a pivotal role in providing
educational opportunities for residents of the UAE. Over the course of their distinguished careers, they
challenged young minds and made their schools exciting places for learning. They established important
traditions and promoted high standards. We honour their lasting contributions to our national quest for
excellent education for all,” His Highness Sheikh Nahyan added.

GEMS Education currently provides high quality schooling for more than 100,000 students from 125 countries
across three continents. The 2024 expansion plan sets out ambitious targets for growth over the next 14
years, with the company aiming to provide education for five million students globally by 2024.

Mr Sunny Varkey, Chairman of the Varkey Group, extended his thanks to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed PR 2.0 Members Related Sites
and the Royal Maktoum family for their role in enabling the company to grow from a single school founded by
Mr Varkey’s parents into a world leader in private education and healthcare provision today. Al Ain Dairy AME Info

Mr. Varkey said: “We thank His Highness for making Dubai the place from which the Varkey Group has been Al Qasba Gulf News
able to grow and expand across the world. The Royal Maktoum Family has long held that ‘What is good for aswaaq ArabianBusiness.com
business is good for Dubai’.   It is a philosophy that has made the emirate a magnet for entrepreneurs and
allowed people from across the world to secure success from a combination of hard work and determination. Dubai Municipality The National
The Varkey Group is proud to be a global brand built and based in Dubai.
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“His Highness has taught us to aim ever higher – which is why we plan to spread our wings across new Durrat Marina Zawya
markets and become the undisputed global pioneer and the number one education brand in the world. With
our 2024 expansion plan we are flying the flag for Dubai and for the UAE as a pioneering international e-University Kippreport
business.”
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Mr Varkey also took the opportunity to extend his thanks to the Royal Families of each of the Emirates as well MEPRA O2 Network
as the Government of the UAE for their support, and to the large number of UAE Nationals and expatriates
who have partnered with his family achieve success and growth over five decades.  “Our staff, parents and MRHE Register
our students are our true heroes and in fact our real legacy. Our students will create a new future that will
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make our city of Dubai a place for entrepreneurs like me to dream, dare and do,” Mr. Varkey concluded.
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Sunny Varkey assumed responsibility for ‘Our Own English High School’ from his parents in 1980. Through
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acumen, vision, and dynamic leadership, he has since transformed one school into an international
enterprise, the Varkey Group with divisions in education, healthcare and construction.

Nearly three decades ago, Sunny Varkey predicted that private education would become the major driving
force of the education industry of the future. This belief that market-driven education delivers higher standards
is now echoed by governments, private enterprises and societies around the world. In response to the need  Public Service Ads by Google 
for expertise in the private education sector, the Varkey Group established GEMS, an international network of
private schools.

In 1998, the Group expanded into healthcare. The Welcare Hospital, a-state-of-the-art medical facility, was the
first hospital outside the US to have lab facilities certified by John Hopkins University. A commitment to quality
medical practices and personalised patient care led to the award of the Dubai Quality Appreciation
Programme Certificate in 2000, presented by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

About GEMS Education:

GEMS Education has a global network of world class international schools. With 50 years of experience in
education, GEMS provides high quality holistic education to over 100,000 students from 125 countries. It
employs over 9,000 education professionals, specialists and staff from around the world. The GEMS
approach to learning focuses not only on academic excellence, but also in helping students develop their
character and creativity so that they achieve their full potential as human beings.  The GEMS Education school
model is unique in the world because it offers a broad range of curricula across a range of tuition fees
making private education more accessible to the broader community. GEMS Education also supports
Governments’  education reform agenda by working with Ministries of Education to lift school performance
and improve the standards and expertise government schools across the globe. GEMS Education has offices
in the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, India and Singapore.

For more information, please contact:

Hiba Al Hafidh / Sara Hamam

ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller

PO Box 28063, Dubai, UAE

Tel: (+971 4) 334 4550

Email: h.alhafidh@asdaa.com / s.hamam@asdaa.com

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